General Nursing & Midwifery (GNM)

• 10+2 with English and must have obtained a minimum of 40% at the qualifying examination and English individually from any recognized board.
• Candidates are also eligible from State Open School recognized by State Government and National Institute of Open School (NIOS) recognized by Central Government. However Science is preferable.
• 10+2 with English having 40% of marks in vocational ANM course from the school recognized by Indian Nursing council.
• 10+2 with English having 40% of marks in Vocational Stream-Health care Science from a recognized CBSE board/Centre.
• 5% is relaxed for SC/ST candidates.
• Registered ANM with pass mark.
• Admission of students shall be once in a year.
• Students should be medically fit.
• Minimum age for admission will be 17 years. (as on 31st December of that year) The upper age limit is 35 yrs. For ANM/ for LHV, there is no age bar.

The GNM course emphasizes on topics that educate students on the importance of community healthcare and midwifery. GNM professionals play a key role in assisting physicians in various medical settings such as an operation theatre, hospital wards, clinics, etc. Moreover, they also work towards educating communities on the spread of diseases and prevention of the same.

The responsibilities of a midwife are quite similar to those of a general nurse. However, the latter specializes in offering medical care to pregnant women, newborn and children. Midwives are trained to precisely understand the general labour process and detect complications if any. As a result they are able to efficiently handle several high-risk pregnancies such as placenta previa, breech presentation, twin births, etc.